Brian asked: << Does it matter where the copyright is placed in a film? >> According to regulations promulgated by the U.S. Copyright Office, the notice of copyright in a film meets the statutory notice requirement if the notice is *affixed* so that it ordinarily appears whenever the film screens in its entirety and is *positioned* in any of the following ways: ---With or near the title; ---With the cast, credits, and similar information; ---At or immediately following the beginning of the work; or ---At or immediately preceding the end of the work. (The citation of authority for the foregoing is Volume 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 201, Section 201.20(h).) These regulations were adopted to implement the notice provisions of the U.S.copyright law, which require, in pertinent part, that the notice be affixed to all copies of a copyrighted work in such manner and location as to give reasonable notice that the work is copyrighted. [37 U.S.C. Sec. 401(c).] << Specifically, if the copyright is placed at the end of the credits does that have any bearing--leagally--on anything that might come after the credits? >> Good question. Absolutely no bearing whatsoever. As you can see from the federal regulation cited above, the copyright notice can be placed at the beginning of the film and still be legally effective to give notice that the entire work is copyrighted. Virtually all commerical feature and documentary films carry the notice at the conclusion of the end titles. (I can't remember seeing a single exception to this practice.) This placement is probably an adopted industry standard of uniformity, based on the federal regulations. Hope this helps, Cynthia Cynthia Bussiere [log in to unmask] San Francisco, California ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/screensite